GPT 51 Flinders Lane
Traditional Owner Engagement, Architecture
and Art Strategy, and Public Space Design

Architecture and Artwork Strategy, Traditional Owner Engagement, Research and Insights, Codesign

Greenshoot led a two-phase process encompassing Traditional Owner engagement and codesign elements for 51 Flinders Lane. This work included reviewing existing designs and materials to identify opportunities to embed Indigenous knowledge and culture, as well as translating insights from engagement into design outcomes aligned with the aspirations of three Traditional Owner groups.

Completion / curernt
Client / GPT
Lead Architect / Bates Smart 
Traditional Owners / Wurundjeri, Bunurong and 
Boon wurrung
Location / Wurundjeri Country / Melbourne, Victoria

GPT engaged Greenshoot to undertake two phases of work:

  • Traditional Owner Engagement including a review of existing design, materials, to suggest opportunities to amplify Indigenous knowledge and cultural narrative within the overall project.

  • Design including turning insights gathered during the engagement phase into design outcomes, consistent with the aspirations of the three Traditional Owner groups and the project team.

Building on the work previously undertaken by Greenshoot in developing a Design + Architecture Framework for the 51 Flinders Lane development, GPT also engaged Greenshoot to deliver an art strategy, artists brief and artist selection process across both signature commissions and temporary programs - including integrated art walls, projection works, suspended artwork, bike ramp artwork and vitrine artwork.

Greenshoot consulted with three Traditional Owner groups to develop an Indigenous-led art strategy which captured the opportunities and delivery process and delivered on the project’s aspirations. The art strategy incorporated a Curatorial Framework and Curatorial Narratives and mapped out the commissioning process.

The Art Strategy was developed to sit alongside the project vision and existing design work to guide the ongoing inclusion of art and architectural elements which seek to honour and celebrate First Peoples knowledge and culture within the project. The Art Strategy tied into the overall Design and Architecture Framework for 51 Flinders Lane, ensuring a coherent and integrated narrative across scales and typologies.